Professor József Szejtli: The Godfather of Cyclodextrins

Cyclodextrins, natural oligosaccharides obtained from starch by enzymatic degradation, have been discovered more than 129 years ago by the pioneering work of the French pharmacist and chemist Antoine Villiers. These molecules still fascinate researchers and industrials because they are remarkable macrocyclic molecules with major impacts in chemistry, biology, and health science.